Dimethyl methylphosphonate → HCID 14302184, compound

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Reaction Steps

135 g. of dimethyl methylphosphonate were dissolved in 800 ml. of tetrahydrofuran, and to the solution cooled to -65°C., a solution of butyllithium [prepared from 163 g. of butyl bromide and 16 g. of lithium] in 610 ml. of diethyl ether was added drop-wise. To the reaction mixture was added drop-wise a solution of 62.5 g. of ethyl 3-cyclohexylpropionate in 300 ml. of tetrahydrofuran and the resulting mixture was stirred at the same temperature for two hours and afterwards at 0°C., overnight. The reaction mixture was then neutralised with acetic acid, concentrated under reduced pressure and after the addition of water extracted with diethyl ether. The ethereal extract was dried and the solvent distilled off. The residue was subjected to distillation under reduced pressure to obtain 51 g. (yield 52.3%) of the title product as a colourless oil, b.p. 143°-148°C./0.2 - 0.4 mm.Hg. NMR spectrum (tetrachloromethane): δ = 3.82 (6H, doublet), 3.16 (2H, doublet), 2.4 (2H, triplet), 1.97 - 1.08 (13H, multiplet).

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